Just being a curious old lady.

[magnilla]

I am an old lady who has been living with heart problems from a very young age It all started when my dad died at the young age of 43 from a heart attack apparently it was heredity so sometimes I wonder if my siblings and I had always had

the fear of having a heart problem just because of our fathers demise at such a young age. Anyway I started having chest pains at age of 19 so after a lot of tests I must admit I am not sure what they actually diagnosed me with but with meds I lived to this ripe old age of 77. My problem is I am now diagnosed with early stages of mixed dementia and very small abscess on my brain which may be contributing to these extreme headaches So therefore this old lady has ended up being very interested in finding out if there is a connection between Beta Blockers and dementia not for myself as I think its too late for me but I have witnessed so many of my dear friends all developing dementia I wonder what is ahead for the youth of today and can it be avoided. Please forgive typing errors and such poor use of the English language. Any thoughts on this matter would be appreciated.

[Tos92]

Hi  magnilla

Welcome to the forum.

I am sorry to hear about your dementia diagnosis.

Your post intrigued me so I went off to do some quick research. I have found a study that was conducted which shows a possible link between taking beta blockers and the development of vascular dementia. It was a smallish study however, 18, 063 participants in total, but I just wanted to tell you that you might have made a good observation there with linking the two.

I’ve attached the article should you be interested in reading it.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/319....

No doubt, more research would need to be conducted into this area if a genuine link between the two is to be found or exists.

I’m sure others will come along with their own thoughts and resources regarding this topic as my research was done in a bit of a haste.

All the best.

Tos

[magnilla in reply to Tos92]

Thank you for the welcome and the info I have noticed the majority of the people on the forum are young that really concerns me back in the day when my father died at 44 it seemed to me that half of Belfast was at his funeral because he was a very tall muscular man and it shocked people what happened to him it was so rare back in those days but not anymore but we have to be thankful that medicine and surgery have progressed.

[Tos92 in reply to magnilla]

You’re right, there does seem to be a rise in the number of young people being diagnosed with heart conditions. I personally have a congenital heart defect which I only found out about last year. Yes, we can only hope medicine and surgery continue to progress/improve as it doesn’t seem like heart problems will be going away any time soon, or ever for that matter.

[jeanjeannie50]

Bless you magnilla, we don't worry about spelling or grammar here. We're all heart family on this forum and I can't see anything wrong with your post anyway. So let me give you a big welcome.

It's an interesting subject you've brought up and I look forward to reading the replies you receive.

Jean

[BeKind28-]

Hello

Wanted to say Welcome to and reassure you this is not an English grammar test on here or I would fail and your post is perfect and you make it very clear what you are wanting to try and find out

I do not have the answers but like Jean I will be interested to read your replies x

[boredom]

Hi magnilla am 68 and live in Carrick moved here 35 years ago from England love it wouldn,t go back. I have a genetic heart condition as well found out last year 2 stents fitted at Antrim get in touch with chest heart and stroke in Bellfast they are brilliant. keep well in this heatand welcome.

[Cee-Cee1]

Hi and welcome Magnilla - I'm 63 and live in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim (heart attack & triple bypass last year, treated at the Royal). Just wanted to say welcome to the forum and to thank you for posting such an interesting query. I'm looking forward to reading the replies. Carol

[francesw47]

Hi Magnilla and welcome to you. I'm sorry to ready of your diagnosis - similar happening to a friend, also mixed dementia. The correlation between betablockers and dementia isn't causal, but is interesting. There is so much we don't know about dementia, but I sincerely hope you are getting good support to live with it. Anyway, welcome to our forum, hope we hear a lot more from you.

[Dogloverxthree]

good morning magnilla, I have been on beta blockers for 10 years after my triple bypass I am concerned about memory it is getting very bad and no concentration. Also my husband was put on them and years later diagnosed with Alzheimer’s I blame them for a lot of my problems , ie depression, anxiety , hair loss, the list goes on but I have to take something for my Af

[scentedgardener]

Hello and welcome, magnilla.You've asked a really good question, and I have no idea of the answer, but it does seem that long term use of any medication isn't scrutinised very hard.

I'm so sorry about your diagnosis.

I'm 71, but I've been lucky enough not to have serious health issues in my younger days but now it gets complex with treatment for various conditions conflicting with each other.

But I find I really don't care too much about what they say, I make the final decision about anything to do with my wellbeing, I know my body best.

Good luck, and welcome.